NYSEAN PARTNERS
Educational and cultural institutions from the greater New York area with a shared interested in Southeast Asia, creating collaborations throughout the world.
Asian American Writers' Workshop
Established in 1991, AAWW is a national not-for-profit arts organization devoted to the creating, publishing, developing and disseminating of creative writing by Asian Americans–in other words, we’re the preeminent organization dedicated to the belief that Asian American stories deserve to be told.
Asia FOUNDATION
The Asia Foundation is a nonprofit international development organization committed to improving lives across a dynamic and developing Asia. Informed by six decades of experience and deep local expertise, our work across the region addresses five overarching goals—strengthen governance, empower women, expand economic opportunity, increase environmental resilience, and promote international cooperation.
American Jewish World Service
American Jewish World Service is an international grantmaking and advocacy organization. Inspired by the Jewish commitment to justice, AJWS works to realize human rights and end poverty in the developing world. AJWS works in 19 priority Southeast Asia, AJWS works in Burma, Thailand and Cambodia.
American Museum of Natural History
The American Museum of Natural History is one of the world’s preeminent scientific and cultural institutions. Since its founding in 1869, the Museum has advanced its global mission to discover, interpret, and disseminate information about human cultures, the natural world, and the universe through a wide-ranging program of scientific research, education, and exhibition.
Asia Society New York
Asia Society is the leading educational organization dedicated to promoting mutual understanding and strengthening partnerships among peoples, leaders and institutions of Asia and the United States in a global context. Across the fields of arts, business, culture, education, and policy, the Society provides insight, generates ideas, and promotes collaboration to address present challenges and create a shared future.
Carnegie Council
Where does one go for guidance on the great moral issues of war, peace, and social justice? Religious institutions, schools, and moral leaders all play their indispensable roles. Yet there is no hub, no focal point, and no single place of reference to send an inquiry or consult with the world's experts. Carnegie Council answers this call. Through our programs, our publications, and our websites, we aim to be the world's central address for ethics in international affairs.
CENTRAL connecticut state university
For nearly 170 years, CCSU has been a leader in public higher education, driven by the strength of our connections. We strive to be connected to our past, to our community, and to each other in our effort to be of better service to our communities and the state of Connecticut. By teaching and embracing the value of connection, we cultivate a welcoming, inclusive, and respectful academic environment.
Southeast Asia Program at Cornell University
The Southeast Asia Program (SEAP) was founded in 1950 to promote the acquisition and dissemination of knowledge about countries, cultures and languages of the region. Its twenty core and eight emeritus faculty members have collective knowledge of Southeast Asia, which amounts to one of the world’s greatest concentrations of expertise on this region. Six language lecturers teach 4 levels of study in Burmese, Indonesian, Khmer, Tagalog, Thai, and Vietnamese.
Council on Southeast Asia Studies at Yale University
The Council aims to facilitate training of graduate and undergraduate students, and to promote education, research, and intellectual exchange on the cultures, politics and economies of Southeast Asia, (primarily Burma/Myanmar, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam), both historical and contemporary.
Eastern connecticut state university
Eastern Connecticut State University engages students from diverse backgrounds in a transformative liberal arts learning experience that provides knowledge and skills to lead enriching, purposeful lives.
Eastern Connecticut State University is a residential campus of 5,300 students, with almost 4,300 full-time undergraduates. In addition to attracting students from 163 of Connecticut’s 169 towns, Eastern draws students from 29 other states and more than 20 other countries. Eastern offers students a strong liberal art foundation grounded in an array of applied learning opportunities, with 41 majors and 59 minors.
Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Arts
The Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art is committed to preserving, exhibiting, researching, and interpreting art in ways that deepen our collective understanding of Asia and the world. Home to more than 45,000 objects, the museum stewards one of North America’s largest and most comprehensive collections of Asian art, with works dating from antiquity to the present from China, Japan, Korea, South Asia, Southeast Asia, and the Islamic world. Its rich holdings bring the arts of Asia into direct dialogue with an important collection of nineteenth- and early twentieth-century American works, providing an essential platform for creative collaboration and cultural exchange between the United States, Asia, and the Middle East.
The GRaduate center, cuny
The Graduate Center of The City University of New York, a leader in public graduate education, is committed to doctoral and master’s education for the public good. Innovative research, rigorous scholarship, and collaborative and interdisciplinary learning define graduate education here and prepare students with creative, problem-solving expertise to thrive in and beyond the academy. Located in the heart of Manhattan and set within the large and multi-campus City University of New York. It fosters advanced graduate education, original research and scholarship, innovative university-wide programs, and vibrant public events that draw upon and contribute to the complex communities of New York City and beyond.
G-Watch
G-Watch is formerly a social accountability program of a university that is currently rebooting, in transition to being an independent action research organization embedded in constituencies of civic and advocacy-oriented organizations all over the Philippines aiming to contribute in the deepening of democracy through the scaling of accountability and citizen empowerment.
Indonesia at Melbourne at The University of Melbourne
The Indonesia at Melbourne blog was launched in July 2015 to present analysis, research and commentary on contemporary Indonesia from academics and postgraduate students affiliated with the University of Melbourne. It aims to stimulate debate and provide a forum for exchange of information and opinion on current events in Indonesia.
Institute for Policy Analysis of Conflict
The Institute for Policy Analysis of Conflict (IPAC) was founded in 2013 on the principle that accurate analysis is a critical first step toward preventing violent conflict. Our mission is to explain the dynamics of conflict—why it started, how it changed, what drives it, who benefits—and get that information quickly to people who can use it to bring about positive change. In areas wracked by violence, accurate analysis of conflict is essential not only to peaceful settlement but also to formulating effective policies on everything from good governance to poverty alleviation.
The Institute for Public Diplomacy and Global Communication
The Institute for Public Diplomacy and Global Communication (IPDGC) seeks to promote academic and professional excellence in the field of Public Diplomacy. IPDGC is dedicated to enhancing and encouraging students and young professionals to engage in academic research and real-world experiences to create a better understanding of public diplomacy's role in international affairs.
ISEAS–Yusof ishak institute
ISEAS–Yusof Ishak Institute, established by the Singapore government in 1968, is an autonomous regional research centre dedicated to the study of socio-political, security and economic trends and developments in Southeast Asia and its wider geo-strategic and economic environment. ISEAS aims to stimulate research and debate within scholarly circles, enhance public awareness of the region, and facilitate the search for viable solutions to the varied problems confronting the region.
the Lontar foundation
The Lontar Foundation is an independent, non-profit organization based in Jakarta, Indonesia. Lontar’s primary aim is to promote Indonesian literature and culture through the translation of Indonesian literary works. Its goals are to stimulate the further development of Indonesian literature, make Indonesian literature accessible to an international audience, and preserve Indonesia’s literary record for future generations.
Nordic Institute of Asian Studies
The Nordic Institute of Asian Studies (NIAS) was founded in 1968 as a regional research institute promoting the study of Asia across Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden. Now part of the University of Copenhagen, NIAS works closely with a 24 network of Nordic partners and hosts a well-regarded academic press, as well as extensive electronic library resources. Directed by NYSEAN co-founder Duncan McCargo, NIAS has a particular research focus on contemporary Southeast Asia, and collaborates with NYSEAN to co-host events in Europe.
PACE University
Pace is a comprehensive university which offers undergraduate degrees in several programs that relate to Southeast Asia: Political Science, Peace and Justice studies, and Global Asian Studies. Partnering with NYSEAN will provide opportunities for our students and faculty to be better connected to events on SEA in the New York area and will allow us to increase our audience for our own campus programs and resources.
Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service at New York University
NYU's Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service prepares public service leaders to translate ideas into actions that have an effective and lasting impact on the public good. Our faculty’s research changes the way people frame, understand, and act on important public issues. We provide our students with critical skills, access to all that New York City has to offer, and a deep understanding of context surrounding public service challenges—which they use to improve cities and communities across the globe.
Seton Hall University
One of the country’s leading Catholic universities, Seton Hall University has been developing students in mind, heart and spirit since 1856. Home to nearly 10,000 undergraduate and graduate students and offering more than 90 rigorous majors, Seton Hall’s academic excellence has been singled out for distinction by The Princeton Review, U.S. News & World Report and Bloomberg Businessweek. Seton Hall's 58-acre main campus is located in the quaint town of South Orange, New Jersey, only 14 miles from Manhattan. The University’s nationally-ranked School of Law is located in nearby Newark, New Jersey.
Southeast Asian Studies at New Books Network
The New Books Network is a consortium of podcasts dedicated to raising the level of public discourse by introducing serious authors to serious audiences. We publish around 60 new interviews a month and serve a large, worldwide audience. The network receives generous support from Amherst College Press.
Southern connecticut state university
Southern Connecticut State University provides exemplary graduate and undergraduate education in the liberal arts and professional disciplines. As an intentionally diverse and comprehensive university, Southern is committed to academic excellence, access, social justice, and service for the public good.
Through tradition and innovation, Southern strives to empower every undergraduate and graduate student with the knowledge, skills and perspectives essential for active participation and impassioned, ethical leadership in our rapidly changing, global society.
The University of Massachusetts Lowell
The University of Massachusetts Lowell (UML) is located in Lowell, Massachusetts, home to the second largest Cambodian community in the United States. UML offers several courses in Khmer language and culture and has an active Cambodian American Student Association (CASA) that hosts annual events to promote and raise awareness of Khmer culture. UML also has the Center for Asian American Studies (CAAS), which has hosted conferences and created the Web-based Southeast Asian Digital Archive (SEADA).
University at Albany, SUNY
Located in New York’s capital city, the University at Albany is the premier public research University in the Capital Region and offers more than 17,000 students the expansive opportunities of a large university in an environment designed to foster individual success.
Weatherhead East Asian Institute at Columbia University
Established in 1949, the Weatherhead East Asian Institute is an interdisciplinary center for research, publishing, and public programs on the countries, peoples, and cultures of East and Southeast Asia. Through its research activities, conferences, and seminars, the Institute creates an international forum on social, economic, political, and security issues facing East Asia.
The Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Thailand
The Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Thailand is one of the oldest and largest foreign press clubs in Asia. Founded in the mid-1950s in Bangkok, the club has a membership of about 600 people spanning media, business and civil society, both foreign and local. As an active forum for open debate, the FCCT remains a meeting place for views across the political spectrum.
Mekong NYC
Mekong NYC is a social justice organization that brings dignity and value to the lives of Southeast Asians in the Bronx and throughout New York City. We do this through community organizing and movement-building, centering healing through arts and culture, and creating a strong safety net rooted in community power.
The Center for Khmer Studies
The Center for Khmer Studies (CKS) promotes research, teaching and public service in the social sciences, arts and humanities in Cambodia and the Mekong region.
CKS seeks to promote research and international scholarly exchange by programs that increase understanding of Cambodia and its region, strengthen Cambodia’s cultural and educational structures and integrate Cambodian scholars in regional and international exchange, and promote a vigorous civil society.
Pawikan Press
Pawikan Press is an independent publishing house that specializes in books about the environment and culture of Mindanao and Palawan in the Philippines. Its first book, The Battle of Marawi by Criselda Yabes, was partly funded by the Guggenheim Foundation and was named a finalist in the journalism category at the 39th National Book Awards in 2022. Its second book, Sa Yakap ng Gubat at Dagat ng Palawan: Mga Ekosanaysay by Dr. John Iremil Teodoro, won the Best in Nonfiction Prose in Filipino at the 40th National Book Awards in 2023. Pawikan Press is open to collaboration with institutions that are interested in promoting Philippine literature to a global audience.
Global Studies Institute at SUNY Buffalo State University
Global Studies Institute (GSI) at SUNY Buffalo State University is a hub for research, education, outreach and service activities on global issues and world regions. GSI aims to provide the synergy for the campus community and beyond in addressing and advancing global understanding, engagement, and cooperation in a complex and changing world.
American Institute for Indonesian Studies
The American Institute for Indonesian Studies (AIFIS) is a consortium of American universities and colleges that have expressed a keen interest in furthering the development of Indonesian studies in the United States. Our main goals are to foster scholarly exchange between Indonesian and U.S. scholars, to promote educational and research efforts by U.S. scholars in Indonesia, and to facilitate visits by Indonesian scholars to the United State.
Inya Institute
The Inya Institute is a Yangon-based higher learning institute dedicated to advancing the social sciences, arts and humanities as they are related to Myanmar. It is a non-political, non-religious, non-profit and non-degree granting organization. It seeks to build research and intellectual capacity for young local researchers, to foster scholarly exchange between local and international researchers, and to create original scholarship for international and local scholars. It further aims to raise the general public’s understanding of the country’s multi-faceted cultural, ethnic and linguistic legacy.
Fulbright University Viet Nam
The mission of Fulbright University Vietnam is to inspire new generations of leaders and ambitious thinkers of diverse origin to serve Vietnamese society and contribute to a better world. As Vietnam’s first liberal art university, founded on the promise of Vietnamese-American partnership, we practice and teach continuous innovation in pursuit of bold, ethical answers to local and global challenges. Our design for academic programs of exceptional quality embraces scientific, social, and humanistic modes of inquiry and action, optimized for a dynamic and impatient future.
Sulo: Philippine Studies Initiative at NYU
Sulo: Philippine Studies Initiative at NYU brings together students, faculty, and staff interested in historical and contemporary political, economic, scientific, and cultural issues in the Philippines and among the Philippine diaspora. We sponsor conferences, events, film screenings, and student research.